Chapter 5: Strengthen by 10 Times

In the Quiet Room.

The Nine-Petal White Lotus, suspended high above the Divine Sense, shone like a dazzling sun, illuminating everything.

A grey lotus seed quietly hovered there, and then, with a thought, it fell onto Meng Yu's personal panel.

Some skills were grey and could not be enhanced, such as knowledge of mathematics and physics.

There were some things that sparked Meng Yu's interest, and enhancing them was intriguing, but now was not the time to enhance.

There were some skills Meng Yu really wanted to select immediately, but when the lotus seed fell onto them, they turned into a dangerous red with an explosive pattern on them.

The different depths of the explosive patterns indicated varying probabilities of mishap, but was it a ninety-eight, ninety-nine, or a hundred percent chance of explosion?

Take the Shaoyang Mysterious Skill Meng Yu cultivated for example.

The second rule of the Nine-Petal White Lotus: enhancement could be dangerous. For instance, Meng Yu wanted to strengthen his Inner Strength tenfold right away, but the textbooks from the Immortal Sect contained extensive sections on the side effects of suddenly consuming Spiritual Medicine or being infused with a divine technique.

Not to mention Pill Poison. Many Heavenly Treasures and Earthly Rarities, as well as Spirit Pills, could lead to immediate meridian rupture and an explosive death if consumed by someone with insufficient cultivation.

However, there were several items onto which the grey lotus seed fell and showed they could be activated, and the colors were completely normal.

Then, let it be White Crane Swordsmanship!

Swordsmanship was all about talent and sudden enlightenment. Many who were unknown suddenly became enlightened overnight and made a name for themselves, while many geniuses… Meng Yu needed the title of a genius to avoid countless troubles!

White Crane Swordsmanship!

The original body had practiced it for a full seven years, through countless days and nights of arduous cultivation, building the foundation he had now!

Tap!

Then, the next moment, his head spun as if he was in a space devoid of Spiritual Energy, practicing the White Crane Swordsmanship over and over again, like a martial arts practitioner with an innate talent facing a dead end, in a world with a ceiling to martial arts, practicing White Crane Swordsmanship countless times!

Ten years, twenty years… seventy years, that person focused solely on sword training for seventy years!

When he came back to his senses, a flood of memories filled his mind—experiences related to White Crane Swordsmanship, accumulated knowledge, and the description of White Crane Swordsmanship on Meng Yu's panel rose from proficiency to Great Perfection!

Entry-level, mastery, proficiency, grandmaster, Great Perfection!

No changes left to be made, complete and thorough integration!

At the same time, a certain realization suddenly dawned on him.

A white crane danced elegantly within his Divine Sense. No, it wasn't a white crane—it was the essence of the wind.

The wind leapt and danced!

The wind reached his body and resonated with it, then repeatedly forged his body!

He drew his sword and gave it a light flick, shooting out dozens of pale cyan wind blades. His sword seemed to sense the information of the wind, with the furthest wind blade traveling a full thirty feet!

The white crane itself, a divine being that rode the winds, and now, Meng Yu had mastered the Sword Intent of the Wind from the ordinary White Crane Swordsmanship!

Moreover, another point brought him exceptional surprise; he was most worried about his meridians bursting from reinforcement, but after this enhancement, he was astonished to find that his bones, meridians had undergone slight yet beneficial changes, and his True Qi became more condensed. His bones improved, and his entire cultivation leaped from First Grade directly to Third Grade!

One must understand, if he were to cultivate normally, even with the help of Alchemical Elixirs, with his talents, it would take at least five years!

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Of course, such strengthening was quite normal. The person in my memory practiced swordsmanship single-mindedly for seventy years, using the most basic Body Refinement methods to stretch muscles and tendons, train the whole body, from the outside in, without any negligence. This is the righteous path from the outside in!

Hurriedly, he swallowed two alchemical elixirs he had prepared, and Meng Yu once again watched the distant sword marks with great delight.

This is Sword Intent, this is Sword Intent!

Among the six hundred second-year students at Yuquan Middle School, those who could cultivate Sword Intent were… no, in the entire Yuquan Middle School, within the last twenty years, during high school, the only one who had cultivated Sword Intent was he alone!

And in the entire Immortal Sect, apart from the top universities, the other elite universities would treat high school students who had cultivated Sword Intent with one provision: exemption from entrance exams, welcome to enroll, plus generous scholarships!

As for those top universities, they merely shyly indicated, "My house is ready for you, please come apply."

With a long sword in hand, at this moment, it felt as if it were his own limbs, completely integrated, without any barriers.

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"Meng Yu, you feel very different, have you broken through something?"

In the afternoon, returning to the classroom, a familiar student asked him this.

"Yes, I've encountered a lot of things recently, so I've stepped up my training a bit."

"Right, let's both keep at it."

The classmate said with a smile, and he replied with a smile.

The future was bright.

In a world governed by the Immortal Sect, the basic needs of common people are assured, but the disparities between individuals are quite significant, and now, Meng Yu had already embarked on the path forward.

He really liked the Shaoyang Mysterious Skill and White Crane Swordsmanship chosen by the original body, so he decided on White Crane Swordsmanship.

The former had an excellent foundational effect for boys, while the latter, although basic, had a high ceiling - enough for one to practice for a lifetime. Besides, if Meng Yu were to switch to a more advanced swordsmanship, not to mention the years it would take to master it, after the corruption it could be only ten times tougher. Perhaps it would just mean progressing from mastery to proficiency.

On the Spirit Web, there were countless videos of practitioners using basic swordsmanship to trounce various advanced techniques. Plus, by mastering a sophisticated sword technique, one might not come to understand the Sword Intent of the Wind like one could through White Crane Swordsmanship.

He walked softly, with the elegance of a cat.

As he walked around the campus, he could feel the omnipresent, flowing wind: the breeze, the spiraling, the wind that wrapped around one's neck, the gentle as water.

Having Sword Intent, even for a Foundation Establishment expert, was a source of pride!

This was truly a supreme path!

He still remained at the school, continuing not to return home. He had an elective class in the afternoon: Spirit Talismans.

Since only a minority of people could cultivate, most would have various professions. Therefore, students in this era, besides studying the standard curriculum, also had to take electives like physics, chemistry, and biology, including various vocational skills, so as not to be eliminated by society.

The Spirit Talisman class was about how to use True Qi to draw Spirit Talismans, like the Fiery Flame Talisman Meng Yu was practicing.

Although most people could not use True Qi to draw Spirit Talismans at this stage, just like on Earth, how many people would need to use physics, chemistry, and English in the future?

At least, having learned such a skill, it would definitely be useful in the future.

The civilization of this world had taken a different path.

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